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April 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 16 April 1997 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Caitra Śukla Navamī

Budhavāra. Navamī began at 13:591:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:184:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Rāma Navamī

Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:545:54 AM

Navamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:248:24 AM

Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 106° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 64% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 106° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–05:545:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:366:36 PM–18:596:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:366:36 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:307:30 AM–09:059:05 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4010:40 AM–12:1512:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5011:50 AM–12:4112:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1512:15 PM–13:511:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:4910:49 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Lābha05:545:54 AM–07:307:30 AMgood
Amṛta07:307:30 AM–09:059:05 AMgood
Kāla09:059:05 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Śubha10:4010:40 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Roga12:1512:15 PM–13:511:51 PMavoid
Udvega13:511:51 PM–15:263:26 PMavoid
Cara15:263:26 PM–17:015:01 PMneutral
Lābha17:015:01 PM–18:366:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:366:36 PM–20:018:01 PMavoid
Śubha20:018:01 PM–21:269:26 PMgood
Amṛta21:269:26 PM–22:5010:50 PMgood
Cara22:5010:50 PM–24:1512:15+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1512:15+1 AM–25:401:40+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:401:40+1 AM–27:043:04+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:043:04+1 AM–28:294:29+1 AMgood
Udvega28:294:29+1 AM–29:535:53+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:545:54 AM to 29:535:53+1 AM

05:545:54 AM sunrise18:366:36 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Navamīuntil 16:184:18 PM
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 08:248:24 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 29:095:09+1 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:184:18 PM
Taitilauntil 29:335:33+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1512:15 PM–13:511:51 PM
Pradoṣa 18:366:36 PM–20:078:07 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseNavamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:511:51 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:078:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Navamī16:184:18 PMDaśamī
NakṣatraPuṣya08:248:24 AMĀśleṣā
YogaŚūla29:09 05:095:09 AM ThuGaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava16:184:18 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra29:53 05:535:53 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 089
Day length
12 h 42 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
13:131:13 PM
Moonset
26:172:17+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM05:545:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM05:545:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:545:54 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:307:30 AM09:059:05 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM13:511:51 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:366:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:366:36 PM20:078:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:366:36 PM18:596:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:366:36 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:4910:49 PM24:3712:37+1 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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